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Paper Buttons

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This lovely card was created by my friend, Kay! I so love the paper buttons! I will have to put the Sweet Buttons Embosslit Die on my wish list. I hadn’t really been all that interested because I am not into sewing – at all!!!! However, who says I have to be interested in sewing to have such cute buttons to add to my cards? Plus…I can coordinate them with all my endless paper scraps that I keep hoarding! lol!

Sweet Buttons Embosslit Die 121813
Price: $11.95
Want the fun look of button embellishments for your stamping projects, but don’t have the variety of buttons you’d like? Our Sweet Buttons Embosslits Die will solve your button blues every time! The deeply embossed images and shapes you’ll get from this die will enhance the appeal of all your projects. They’re embossed and die cut at the same time—it’s “sew” easy!

■ Die measures 2-1/4″ x 2-1/2″
■ Use with Big Shot, standard cutting pads, and multipurpose platform

Fantastic New In Colors!

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Have you had a chance to look over our new In Colors? Stampin’ Up! really outdid themselves on their color choices for this year! I absolutely love them! Check them out!

Here is a little card project featuring the new Wisteria Wonder:

Summer Fabric Fun

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One of my favorite things about summer is the little vacation that I take from having classes. I miss my girls…but it gives me an opportunity to play with my stamping stuff in ways that I don’t seem to find the time for when I am planning classes! A while back Stampin’ Up! introduced fabrics into their line of product. I loved the Springtime Vintage Background Paper and this fabric coordinated with it…so it was my natural choice to choose this fabric! I also purchased the Big Shot Fabric Adhesive Roll when I purchased the fabric knowing that I am not much of a sewer! I envisioned buying inexpensive tops and bottoms and embellishing them to dress them up…and in some cases embellishing them to match!  This inexpensive ($3) top from Walmart looks absolutely fabulous adorned with these fabric flowers cut from the Fun Flowers Bigz L Die and coordinating Designer Buttons. This was very quick and easy to do! I am going to have to practice making 3-D flowers to attach next! I think it would be way cool to dress up some inexpensive tops and then add Velcro to some denim bottoms and be able to interchange coordinating 3-D flowers to match the tops! You could also make coordinating items for your hair, or even jewelry! What fun!!!
Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric 121817
Price: $9.95
Tender blooms, buds, and vines in unmistakable vintage style make the prints on our Springtime Vintage Designer Fabric downright pretty. Your fabric crafts and projects will bring to mind cherished memories or yesteryear and keepsakes passed down from beloved ancestors. They’re the perfect sweet patterns for making all kinds of gifts packed with love for family and friends.

■ Includes 1 each of 3 coordinating designs
■ Extra-wide fat quarter size; each piece approximately 28″ x 18″
■ 100% cotton
■ Coordinates with Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, River Rock, Very Vanilla, and Always Artichoke
■ Coordinates with Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper and Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons
■ Use with 1/2″ Seam Binding Ribbon in coordinating colors for perfect finished look
Set Quantity: 3

New Hostess Benefits!!!!

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Have you had a chance to absorb our new, beautiful 2011-2012 catalog yet? It’s amazing! One of my favorites is the NEW HOSTESS BENEFITS!!! Now, if you have all the hostess sets you want…you can get goodies from anywhere in the catalog…how cool is that! Be sure to get the hostess goodies that you want first though! They are deeply discounted and still are only for hostesses!!! Plus any item at 50% off starting at the $400 level all the way up to 4 items at 50% off…I am totally beside myself!!!!! LOL!!! Would you look at that!!!

Did you enjoy the catalog tour last year? I will be sending out another catalog tour this year! If you want to receive a catalog tour in your inbox be sure to sign up for my newsletter (upper left-hand corner) so you can get your own personal tour enjoying coffee in your PJ’s!

Create A Cupcake Topped in Pearls

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This color combo on this card is Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink, and Chocolate Chip. The layout is simple and uncomplicated. The pearl accents on the cupcake and flower give it a simple elegance. Create A Cupcake stamp set and the coordinating punch were used. FUN! I love those coordinating punches!

Nature Walk I’m Here For You

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One of my favorite things to do if I need time alone is to go for a walk or to ride my bike on the trails. There is something calming about the very presence of nature. When we go through rough times it is nice to just know that someone is there; even if they can’t do anything. This card conveys that thought and feeling with the earthy color of Early Espresso warmed up with Cherry Cobbler. The images are stamped on a Top Note Die Cut layered on a piece of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper. It is accented with 1/2″ Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding Ribbon. The butterfly is stamped in Early Espresso then its wings are sponged over with Cherry Cobbler and highlighted with Smooch. It’s body is colored in with the Early Espresso Marker. It is cut out and layered with a dimensional under the larger wing.

Nature Walk Four Frames

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Basic Black and Marina Mist make a bold statement on this card. The bird cage is stamped on a Whisper White background in Basic Black. A layer of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper anchors the bottom of the card and adds subtle birds to the background. A strip of Basic Black punched with the Scallop Trim Punch and adorned with 1/8″ Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon blends the two backgrounds together. The focal point is the bird frame from the Four Frames stamp set (which is a sneak peek from the upcoming 2011-2012  catalog) stamped in Basic Black and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch. This is layered on a Marina Mist Circle and Basic Black Scallop Circle; all of which has been pressed through the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folder giving the focal point textured interest!

Nature Walk Under Glass

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The eye catching color combo of Old Olive, Not Quite Navy, and Night of Navy make this a very striking card. The Beveled Windowpane over the focal image draws your attention to this pleasing color combo layered over a Scallop Square die cut which is layered on a piece of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper.

Nature Walk Birthday Wishes

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This card is very simply designed. The Soft Suede card stock sponged with Early Espresso ink along the embossed edge from the Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder gives it a bold, masculine look. The Antique Brad adds to this look. The images are stamped in Early Espresso ink on a layer of Botanical Gazette Designer Series Paper.

Nature Walk Stamp Set Featured

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Nature Walk – Clear-Mount Stamp 121997
Price: $18.95
Observe many of the wonders of nature in the images in this set: an intriguing collection of delicate bird eggs; mesmerizing butterfly, bee, and bird specimens; and a marvelous piece of flora growing and blooming in gentle meadow. These sketch-like images with their scientific style and vintage look are sure to add a sense of awe and wonder to cards, scrapbook pages, and home décor projects for the very living and breathing works of art that exist all around us in the natural world. Available both in wood-mount and clear-mount.
Set Quantity: 7

I have a tendency to love all things nature…so this stamp set was an immediate choice for me to do a class with!! Check back this week to see the cards we made in my Nature Walk class!

Happy Holidays!

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Happy Holidays!
I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May your holiday celebrations be merry and bright, filled with delight, warmed by the love of family and friends, making wonderful memories of which there is no end. Thank you for sharing your love of all things stamping with me. I cherish the memories we have made together at workshops, classes, open houses, and whenever we have been able to be together! I hope we have many more stamping recesses to share in the upcoming year! Happy stamping always,

Stampin’ Scrub Unavailable For Extended Period

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STAMPIN’ SCRUB UNAVAILABLE FOR EXTENDED PERIOD


Our Stampin’ Scrub manufacturer has notified us they are unable to obtain raw material for the Stampin’ Scrub. We’ve been told to expect an extended delay in availability of this item as the manufacturer locates new materials. We will resolve this as quickly as we can, but we expect this process to take several months.
This outage has particularly affected thousands of our newest recruits who receive this item as part of their Starter Kit. We are working on a separate communication to all new recruits who had a Stampin’ Scrub on backorder. Because of the delayed availability of the Stampin’ Scrub, it will be removed from the Starter Kit, and new recruits will be allowed to place a special order for any $24.95 stamp set (excluding hostess sets) at no charge (including shipping). We will also include suggestions of how to clean their stamps in the interim so their Starter Kit stamps can be cleaned using other methods.
Several customer, workshop, and demonstrator orders are also affected by this issue. We have secured a small amount of inventory from our European warehouse and are shipping them to Riverton. If you or a customer currently have a Stampin’ Scrub on backorder, the order will be filled once we receive the supply from Europe.
This item has been disabled as of noon (MT) Friday, December 3, and we will not be filling backorders for this item after this date. Once the item is available again, we will turn the item on and make it available for ordering.
It is always difficult when unexpected outages occur and we understand this impacts our demonstrators individually in a number of ways. Please know we are working just as quickly and carefully as we can to get this resolved for you and your customers. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we will post more information once we hear from the manufacturer and can provide an update.

Holiday Shipping

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We recommend you place your holiday orders by Wednesday, December 15, 2010, by 7:00 PM via phone or 11:50 PM via OEX (all times MT) to receive your orders before Christmas.  Delivery times will vary depending on where you live; if your personal experience indicates that it takes longer for packages to reach you, you will want to allow a little extra time for shipping during the holidays.

All orders we receive by December 15, 2010, will be picked, packaged, and delivered to our courier in plenty of time to arrive by December 24, 2010.  But as you know, we cannot control delivery times; holiday mail volumes are high, and our delivery services encourage customers to ship as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Happy Thanksgiving!

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God, family, and friends are the fabric of our lives
Threads great and small, bold and bright, soft, subdued
Silver and gold, shining, adding brightness
Textured rough and smooth, old and new
Tightly woven into a beautiful tapestry 
Brought together because of prayer
Bound with God’s great mercy, great grace, 
And most of all, his great love
He’s made our lives a wonder to behold
A treasure beyond measure
You and me

By Darla Olson
3/1/2009


I wanted to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. I am thankful for you everyday. I know I haven’t posted much since June…and if you see me on a regular basis…you know we had a family crisis. We are working on a “new normal” and I hope to get back to blogging regularly soon! Abundant blessings to all.